ATD Las Vegas
Executive Board 2019

The Las Vegas Chapter of ATD is governed by volunteer leaders who represent all aspects of the training and human resources development profession here in Las Vegas. These leaders utilize their management, marketing and technical skills to plan, administer, and implement the events, programs and projects of the Chapter. Through their guidance, the organization serves the educational and professional development needs of its members.

Sue Beyer, President (2018-2019)

Sue Beyer is President of Operations Service Systems, a Professional Development and Management Training firm, celebrating 29 years in business. Sue’s focus is developing essential Workplace Skills in the areas of Sales, Service, Leadership and Teamwork. Sue is an Everything DiSC® Authorized Partner, The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ Authorized Partner and PXT Select™ Authorized Partner. She is a graduate of Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati and received an Industrial Engineering Certificate from Maynard Research Institute. Her strong operations and industrial engineering background differentiates her from traditional training organizations!

Sue served as V.P. Membership for the Chapter in 2016 and President–Elect in 2017.

Amanda Rael,President-Elect (2019)

Amanda Rael is a Learning and Development Specialist at Allegiant Travel Company with 9+ years of training experience. In her current role she analyzes, develops, designs and evaluates professional development training for the organization. Amanda is a twice certified Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt and is also certified to train “Love Em’ or Lose Em’” and “ The MAGIC of Customer Relations”. Amanda found a passion for learning and development after being asked to assist with training in previous roles. In 2007 she became a full time trainer with Wyndham Consumer Finance and has since moved on to her current role as a Learning and Development Specialist with Allegiant. Amanda has lived in Las Vegas for nearly 30 years. She is married with two children who keep her on her toes. She has many hobbies including: glass etching, weaving, baking and spinning wool.

Amanda served as V.P. Programming / Professional Development for the Chapter in 2017-2018.

Judy Iannacchino,V.P. Membership (2019)

Judy has more than 16 years of experience in training. She is currently the Senior Manager of Talent Development at Hilton Grand Vacations for the West Coast region. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Counseling, along with trainer certifications from VitalSmarts, Emergenetics, Development Dimensions International, Career Systems International, Langevin Learning and more. Judy’s focus is on developing talent at all levels within an organization and she is particularly passionate about helping leaders and teams with their communication skills. She is married with two teenage children. Her interests include cheering on her children during sports events, reading, creative writing and scrapbooking.

Judy served as V.P. Communications / Social Media for the Chapter in 2016-2018.

Britne Jenke,V.P. Technology (2018-2019)

Britne Jenke is a designer, developer, and all around learning nerd with over 10 years in the training industry and even more years as a hobbyist programmer. She works as a Training Systems Specialist for the Tesla Gigafactory, where she manages training certification data and reporting. Britne holds certifications as a Performance Consultant and Gamification Designer, and continues her quest for lifelong learning through MOOCs, reading, and writing. When she’s not at work saving the world or learning something new, you can find Britne at her Toastmasters club (where she also serves as a board member), drinking wine, attending concerts, playing board, video, or roleplaying games, or hiking the Nevada desert. She lives in Sparks with her two cats, Cordelia and Sweetie.

Karen Betz, V.P. Communications / Social Media (2019-2020)

Karen Betz is Chief Customer Officer of Dale Carnegie of Nevada. Following an expansive career in retail management, most recently driving Digital Customer Experience, Karen joined the Dale Carnegie & Associates network as co-owner of the business in Nevada. Today, Karen partners strategically with companies to increase their capacity to execute and drive business results by leveraging their greatest asset - people! Karen and her team at CK McGuire & Associates (dba Dale Carnegie Training of Nevada), provide tailored training & development solutions by conducting individual and organizational assessments, skill and attitude evaluations and organizational analysis. She helps organizations take command of their results by improving engagement, facilitating change, and developing their people.